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Compustat North America is a product of S&P Capital IQ.
It is a fundamental database that contains data items collected from companies’ balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements, and other findings.
Draws data from companies’ SEC filings such as 10-K for annual filings and 10-Q for quarterly filings.
Reports data items on an Annual and Quarterly basis.
Covers both Industry and Financial companies:
Standardized to allow for better comparison across industries.
(Standardizes various data items for easy comparison of companies across industries)
Carries companies that are both active and delisted.
Survivor bias-free (this is crucial for academic research as it avoids survivorship bias).